How to fix 100% Disk Usage error on Windows 10

How to fix 100% Disk Usage error on Windows 10

While using Windows 10 operating system, if you encounter 100% Disk Usage error, here is how to help you fix that problem.

Method 1:

Press Alt + F4 to close all running programs and then restart the computer. This method is simple but surprisingly effective. If there is no progress, please try the following methods.

Method 2:

Use CheckDisk

- Step 1: Select Command Prompt with Admin rights.

- Step 2: Enter the command chkdsk /f /r C: and ENTER.

- Step 3: A message appears asking to restart the computer, click Y and select Enter.

The computer will be restarted and CheckDisk will scan your entire hard drive. This process will help your hard drive run smoother.

Method 3:

Disable Windows Services

Disable Windows Services is also one of the effective ways to fix the 100% Disk Usage error.

- Step 1: Open the Run dialog box by pressing Windows + R, type services.msc and Enter

- Step 2: In the Services section, select Superfetch, right-click and select Stop.

- Step 3: Do the same with the 2 services Background Intelligent Transfer Service and Windows Search.

Method 4:

Disable Tips About Windows

Many people said that right after disabling this feature, their computer got rid of the 100% Disk Usage state. You can disable this feature if you don't use it by:

- Go to Settings/ System/ Notification & actions

- Find Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows and turn it to OFF.

Method 5:

Uninstall Antivirus Windows Defender

There are two ways to uninstall this software:

- Install another software to replace it.

- Use the software to uninstall it called: Windows Defender Uninstaller

Method 6:

Turn off programs that start with the system

In Startup of Task Manager, turn off unnecessary programs. Note that you must not turn off the driver.

Method 7:

Troubleshooting

Go to Control Panel, type the keyword Troubleshooting and select System and Security.

Click on System Maintenance to perform the disk scan.

Select Next/Try Troubleshooting as an administrator and wait for the system to process and then click close.

Method 8:

Disable Windows SmartScreen

To turn off this feature, select Control Panel/ Security and Maintenance/ Change Windows SmartScreen settings/ Don't do anything.

Method 9:

Use CCleaner junk cleaning software

This is a completely free software, its task is to scan junk files generated by the system. If you use this software 5 to 7 times/day, your computer will run very smoothly.

Method 10:

Set up more virtual RAM for your computer

One of the main reasons leading to the Full Disk Windows 10 100% is due to lack of RAM. Therefore, if you do not have the financial conditions, you can install virtual RAM according to the following steps:

- Go to This PC, select Properties, select Advanced system settings.

- Select Advanced/ Settings/ Advanced/ Program/ Change..

The window appears, uncheck the line Automatically manage paging file size for all drives.

Then select drive C as the drive containing Windows. You can choose another drive but usually drive C.

Next, click on Custom Size with two options: Initial Size (1.5 times the actual RAM capacity) and Maximum size (3 times the actual RAM capacity).

Method 11:

Regularly defragment the hard drive

In this step, you can use disk defragmentation software or built-in tools on Windows. Go to This PC/right-click on any partition/Properties/Tools.

Method 12:

Upgrade to the latest Windows version

Remaining errors will be fixed with each update. Therefore, to fix the Full Disk 100% Win 10 error, you should regularly update the operating system for the smoothest computer operation.